Lila come to understand how much ballet can elevate her above her daily troubles. (HW)
John Stadler
The Ballad of Wilbur and the Moose
Random House, 2008 (1989)
Hardcover
A wild, wacky tale (amusingly illustrated and told in rollicking verse) of 'surely the weirdest cowboy / That ever hit the trail.' (HW)
Bill Staines & Kadir Nelson
All God's Critters
Simon & Schuster, 2009 (1993)
Hardcover, Softcover
In this song in book form (whose words are lyrics), each page shows animals singing and praising God in their own unique ways, and with joy very evident on their faces. (LF)
Ann Redisch Stampler & Eugene Yelchin
The Rooster Prince of Breslov
Clarion, 2010 (2010)
Hardcover
In this picture book based on a Yiddish parable, a spoiled prince has decided that he no longer wants to cooperate with his parents - he claims to be a rooster and does everything a rooster would do. (HD)